Anahy

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Anahy by the numbers

Anahy was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 94 babies in 2004, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

What we can tell you about Anahy

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anahy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Anahiflower; from guaraní indigenous tradition481 in the US (2017)
  • Anahhe answered; grace6 in the US (2017)
  • Analy78 in the US (2017)
  • Anaisgrace or favor; a form of anna58 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ananyaunique or incomparable140 in the US (2017)
  • Avaryruler of the elves; a respelling of Avery64 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Anahy

Names that are said the same way as Anahy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Anyagrace; a russian form of anna155 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ayannabeautiful flower; blooming flower229 in the US (2017)
  • Anayahgod has answered; a form of Hannah156 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aanyagracious, merciful39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Anaiahgod has answered or afflicted100 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ahanadawn, first light of morning15 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Anahy

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